AM Announcements - April 05

AM Announcements
April 05, 2010

1. Today is Day 131.

2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.

Monday: April 05
No items at this time

Tuesday: April 06
Joint Principals' meeting - 7:15-12:00 - Reichert off-campus
School Improvement Team meeting - 2:40-4:00
STAY Banquet - 5:30-7:00
A's and Bees Tutoring - 6:00-8:00

Wednesday: April 07
School Pictures - Follow the schedule established by Ms. Powell - It will be placed in your boxes
Peter and the Wolf - Grade 3 - gym - 9:30-10:20

Thursday: April 08
AGS Screening - Kindergarten

Friday: April 09
AGS Screening - Kindergarten

4. Upcoming Calendar Items:

a. 4/14 - Young Authors' Day
b. 4/16 - Honor Roll Assembly
c. 4/21 - Volunteer Lunch

5. Don't forget to take the Governor's Working Conditions Survey.

6. The Annual Enrollment Period for the State Health Plan continues and will run through April 9. ALL EMPLOYEES MUST ENROLL ON-LINE through the following website:
http://wsfcs.hrintouch.com/

If you have questions about login or site navigation please call 1-866-239-1055. If you have questions about State Health Plan benefits call 1-888-234-2416.There is also a button on the WS/FCS web site that you can use to access the enrollment web site.

7. All 4th graders, 5th graders and Ms. Smutek's classes will exit the back building to the pod from the Kindergarten hallway. The only exception will be AG students going to and from AG. They may use the doors at the end of the 2nd grade hallway. Classes being escorted by a teacher may use the gate and walkway between the buildings to cut down on noise and confusion in the Pre-K and K hallway.

8. The Teacher Notification of Intent web site is open, and available to teachers via the Employees page of the WS/FCS web site. All full-time teachers need to complete an intent form (there is a different process for part-time teachers). The deadline is April 16th.

• Go to the WS/FCS home page at http://wsfcs.k12.nc.us/

• Click on the red “Employees” tab

• Under the “Administration” heading, click on the link for “WSFCS Administrative Resources”

• In the right hand column under “Employee Related Data Entry”, click on the link “Teacher Notification of Intent Decisions”

• Log in like you would to register for a workshop

• Click on “Enter/Edit Teacher Notification of Intent”

• Review the information page, then enter your SSN in the secure box at the bottom of the page to go to the Teacher Intent form and make your elections

• You can edit or adjust your elections as often as you like between now and April 16th

9. Remind your students that pictures are this Wednesday and group pictures will also be taken. Students are not required to wear uniforms that day.

10. I'm an idealist. I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way.
Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967), Incidentals (1907)

I'm still an atheist, thank God.
Luis Bunuel (1900 - 1983)

He is indebted to his memory for his jests and to his imagination for his facts.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751 - 1816)

Last year I went fishing with Salvador Dali. He was using a dotted line. He caught every other fish.
Steven Wright (1955 - )